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Oral Comm Online Lesson April 10
Oral Comm Online Lesson April 10
Oral Comm Online Lesson April 10
Online Lesson
Gail Georgeson, Instructor
April 10, 2020
ENTRY TICKET
Today’s class:
Review Definition of Arguments – Purposes and Appeals
Argument Assignment for next Wednesday April 15: you
will give an informal 10-minute presentation which will
be an argument about gun control in the U.S.
Use some or all of the appeals we review in class:
Ethos; Logos; Pathos.
Consider your audience, what do they know about gun
control, how can you persuade them to support your
argument?
TEACHER TIP: Click on the Slide Show icon at the bottom, right of your
screen to expand your screen and to be able to click on links.
Definition of an Argument
https://www.governing.com/g
ov-data/safety-justice/gun-sho
w-firearms-bankground-checks-
state-laws-map.html
How have mass shootings
affected gun control in the
U.S.?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=r0JLdN9vx3E
What are Assault Weapons?
Assault weapon is a term used in the
United States to define some types of
firearms. At the time that the now-
defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban
passed in 1994, the
U.S. Department of Justice said, "In
general, assault weapons are
semiautomatic firearms with a large
magazine of ammunition that were
designed and configured for rapid fire and
combat use."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assa
ult_weapon
Semiautomatic pistol with a
magazine
What has the federal
government done about
Assault Weapons?
“Assault weapons legislation in the United
States refers to bills and laws (active,
expired, proposed or failed) that define and
restrict or make illegal the manufacture,
transfer, and possession of assault weapons.
... The Federal Assault Weapons Ban
enacted in 1994 expired in 2004.”
Be back in…
15 minutes
Argument Assignment
We will have persuasive arguments in class next
Wednesday April 15 on the topic of gun control
in the United States. Do you think the current
regulations on ownership of handguns in the U.S.
are strict enough? What if any additional
restrictions should be placed on owning and
carrying a gun?
You can choose whichever side you would like to
argue, and since you have only ten minutes, you
should focus on one specific type of law or
regulation.
You will conduct research online to find support
for your argument.
Each student will present their argument to the
entire class on April 15.
Ideas for sources for gun
control debate in the U.S.
https://www.heritage.org/firearms/commentary/we-d
ont-need-sweeping-overhaul-gun-laws
https://gun-control.procon.org/
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/04
/mass-shooting-gun-culture-227502
https://www.dw.com/en/8-facts-about-gun-control-in-
the-us/a-40816418
https://cbsaustin.com/news/election/trump-campaigns
-as-a-2nd-amendment-warrior
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200316/on-guns-joe-
biden-is-full-of-it
My Class PowerPoints will
be posted on our Canvas
page under MODULES after
class meetings
Please email me if you have any
difficulty accessing Canvas or finding
the homework assignments. My Email:
ctr_ggeorgeson@salemstate.edu
To lift your spirits, check
out the Getty Museum
Photo Challenge!
https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/getty-artwo
rks-recreated-with-household-items-by-c
reative-geniuses-the-world-over/